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17 He that dreadeth the Lord, shall have evenly good friendship [or Who dreadeth the Lord, evenly shall have good friendship]; for why his friend shall be at the likeness of him.

18 Son, from thy youth take thou doctrine, and till to [thine] hoar hairs thou shalt find wisdom.

19 As he that erreth (or that ploweth), and that soweth, nigh (or approach) thou to it, and abide thou (for) the good fruits thereof. For thou shalt travail a little in the work thereof, and thou shalt eat soon of the generations thereof. [As he that erreth, and that soweth, nigh thou to it, and sustain the good fruits of it. In the work forsooth of it a little thou shalt travail, and soon thou shalt eat of the gettings of it.]

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